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Cost of repairing coolant leak

doxy · 2011-10-13 17:48:04

I have a slow coolant leak in my car, I'm having to top it up every 2 weeks or so to keep it above the 'minimum' mark. I don't think it's the head gasket, as there is no foam in my engine oil. I put some newspaper under it yesterday and noticed a few drops of coolant had leaked onto that this morning. I'm driving a '00…

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I have a slow coolant leak in my car, I'm having to top it up every 2 weeks or so to keep it above the 'minimum' mark. I don't think it's the head gasket, as there is no foam in my engine oil. I put some newspaper under it yesterday and noticed a few drops of coolant had leaked onto that this morning.

I'm driving a '00 Polo. Can anyone give me an idea how much this is likely to cost to repair at a garage? Thanks

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#2 13-10-2011 5:49pm

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An impossible question to answer untill you know what exactly needs to be done to repair the leak.

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#3 15-10-2011 12:09pm

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sounds like the water pump

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#4 15-10-2011 2:49pm

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get some radweld that will sort it out 4 u

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#5 15-10-2011 3:30pm

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RoSparrow wrote: »

get some radweld that will sort it out 4 u

:rolleyes:

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#6 16-10-2011 9:44pm

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RoSparrow wrote: »

get some radweld that will sort it out 4 u

I hear Geordi La Forge swears by it for coolant leaks on the Enterprise. ;-)

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